Colonial Government

Colonial Government

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English Common Law followed the same rules as the

court system.

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The Law was set up to maintain

in the colonies.

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Royal Colony- This type of colony was owned and ran by

.

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The King appointed the

.

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7 colonies had a Royal Colony Government, they were:

• South and North Carolina

• New Hampshire

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New Jersey and New York

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Proprietary Colony- These colonies were owned by an

or small groups.

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They report to the King, but the owner(s) made most decisions.

The King would give them financial gifts

or

to encourage them to make decisions he wanted.

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3 colonies had a Proprietary Government, they were:

• New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire

• Massachusetts, Maryland, Virgina

• Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania

• Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina

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Charter Colonies- These colonies are self governing. They were created

by a ____________________________.

• charter

• king

• joint-stock company

• church

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The company worked with the colony until it made money and then split the _________.

• profits

• losses

• land

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3 colonies had a Charter Government, they were:

• Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

• New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire

• Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York

• Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia

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Roles of the Governor (check all that apply)

• creating laws

• monitoring taxes

• controlling the militia

• veto laws

• printing money

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It is fair to say that people were elected to the legislature.

• True

• False

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What were the names of the two branches of the legislature?

• House and Senate

• Lower House and Upper House

• Poor House and Rich House

• Colony House and King's House

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The King started the Navigation Acts because he wanted the colonists to only trade with

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